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Ponsonby rule|ˈpɒnsənbɪ ruːl|
[Named after Arthur A. W. H. Ponsonby (1871–1946), 1st Lord Ponsonby, English politician.]
A rule by which the Government may authorize an agreement without Parliamentary approval (see quot. 1976).
1957Erskine May's Law of Parl. (ed. 16) xiii. 275 This practice, which is known as the ‘Ponsonby rule’, had its origin in a departmental minute dated 1 February 1924 and signed by Mr. Arthur Ponsonby, then Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. 1967P. G. Richards Parliament & Foreign Affairs iii. 43 These arrangements constituted the so-called Ponsonby Rule. 1976H. Wilson Governance of Britain x. 185 Under the so-called Ponsonby rules specific parliamentary ratification is not required. The Government assumes authority in respect of any treaty or agreement it has negotiated if Parliament has not reacted within twenty-one days. |